brulé

or bru·lée

[ broo-ley, broo-lee; French bry-ley ]

/ bruˈleɪ, ˈbru li; French brüˈleɪ /

noun, plural bru·lés [broo-leyz, broo-leez; French bry-ley] /bruˈleɪz, ˈbru liz; French brüˈleɪ/.

(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.

Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.

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Origin of brulé

1785–95, Americanism; < French: burnt, past participle of brûler; see broil¹

Brulé

[ broo-ley ]

/ bruˈleɪ /

noun, plural Bru·lés, (especially collectively) Bru·lé.

a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.

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Examples from the Web for brule

Two of these marten boxes were left by one of our crews in the middle of a brule.
Canadian Wilds|Martin Hunter
Brule's taste was good, but he simply wouldn't have thought of a lot of the details here.
Legacy|James H Schmitz
For each team a strip of the brule was marked out to clear after the axes.
The Man From Glengarry|Ralph Connor
Brule tried to force her into a promise of marriage, and for a time I thought I had lost her.
The Man from Jericho|Edwin Carlile Litsey

On that night of storm when old Brule died he called his son to his bedside, and laid upon him his dying wish.
The Man from Jericho|Edwin Carlile Litsey

British Dictionary definitions for brule

Brule

Brl

/ (bruːˈleɪ) /

noun

(sometimes not capital) short for bois-brûlé

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